Real Estate
Tamami Iinuma
Weight | 170 g |
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Dimensions | 260 × 210 mm |
printrun | print-run 100 copies |
Cover | softcover |
binding | binding with clips |
printing | digital printing |
coverage | 44 pages |
Design by | designed by Tamami IInuma |
additional authors | with a text by Tamami IInuma |
language | English / Japanese |
Publisher | self published |
year | 2015 |
Weight: 170g
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„I visited Higashikawa for the first time in the summer of 2007. During my stay I became fascinated by the town’s houses… . (Later) I came to learn more about the houses in Higashikawa, which are based upon the „Act on Promotion of Construction of Good Rural Housing“. (…) The silhouette of each house is drawn to be in harmony with the ridge of the nearby Daisetsuzan Volcano Group. The pitch of the roof, the color palette and the distance from the sidewalk to the entrance are all considered,whist the use of local timbers is also promoted. The result is impressive, which each piece of architecture having a strong impact … . — Tamami Iinuma in Case Study:„A place that is truly photogenic“ – The gentrification of provincial towns in Japan
… photographic encounters generate stories that celebrate humanity and extol nature. (…) In order to provide opportunities for the emotional excitement that comes with photography, we the residents of Higashikawa hope to create a new world that embodies the best of the four seasons in our town, to build a community with heart that is open to the people of the world and a place that is truly photographic. —Photo Town Manifesto Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido (June 1, 1985)